My preschool students love to make these coffee filter planets! They’re just the thing to add to your preschool space theme. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Space Theme Pinterest board? Without fail, whenever we learn about space, the questions my students ask are always amazingly thought-out! These coffee filter planets are one of my favorite spaceKeep Reading
Lava Slime That’s Perfect for Lego Star Wars or Dinosaur Play
This molten lava slime is perfect for all kinds of science and sensory play. We especially loved using it with Star Wars Lego characters and dinosaurs. How will YOU and the kids use it? Related: How to Make Slime with Kids My son and I originally made this molten lava slime years ago. Take aKeep Reading
Learn How to Make Galaxy Slime with the Kids Today
You don’t need many ingredients to make this beautiful galaxy slime with the kids. Read below for all of the details. Related: How to Make Slime with Kids If you’re a regular reader of Fun-A-Day, you know that making slime is a favorite science and sensory activity over here. I’ve made slime with my students,Keep Reading
Earth Day Math Sensory Bin That’s Quick and Easy to Set Up
An engaging and easy Earth Day math sensory bin for kids. They can explore sensory play while working on their number skills. Earth Day is a great time to talk with children about a variety of topics. For preschoolers, I tend to focus on using materials again in new ways, taking care of our homes andKeep Reading
Fun Science Experiment with Fizzy Stars
Science is well-loved around here – both at home and in my preschool classroom. This simple and fun science experiment was no different. The kitchen was filled with “oooooh!” and “aaaaah!” aplenty as the kiddos explored fizzy stars. Are you following my Science for the Kiddos Pinterest board? Related: Glowing Galaxy Water Bin Space ActivityKeep Reading
Preschool Sensory Activity for a Space Theme
We love a good preschool sensory activity in my classroom! The kiddos helped me put together this outer space sensory bin when we were learning about space. It was so well-loved that we kept it out, in one form or another, for almost three weeks! space-themed preschool sensory activity This post contains Amazon affiliate links. MaterialsKeep Reading
Glowing Galaxy Water Bin | A Fun Space Activity
The preschool kiddos have been enjoying a space theme recently. Oh, who am I kidding? I’ve been enjoying it just as much! We just tried out a super fun water-based space activity, and it was a HIT (as was turning the lights on and off to observe the glow)! The children originally called it TheKeep Reading
Star Wars Craft | Crayon Resist Death Star
Engineer’s birthday is coming up, so we were talking decorations. We’re pretty simple with birthday party decorations, and we like to make our own sometimes. The kiddo remembered the cupcake liner ladybugs we made last week and suggested something like that “but way more cool and Star Wars, Mom!” So that’s how this little StarKeep Reading
Simple Preschool Earth Day Sensory Bin and Literacy Play
Make a preschool Earth Day sensory bin for the kids! Recently, we put together an Earth Day sensory bin filled with math activities. It was a hit around my house with kids from preschool through second grade. Since I am all about reusing sensory materials, we turned that bin into a making words activity bin!Keep Reading
Fun Science for a Space Theme | Fizzing Planets
We are big fans of fun science here at Fun-A-Day! My son, my preschool students, and visiting friends always enjoy the experiments we come up with. Engineer (my son’s nickname here on the blog) helped me come up with this fizzing planets activity. It’s perfect for a preschool space theme I’ll be teaching soon! AreKeep Reading
